Comment on Why do Americanized names of places etc exist?
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 week agoIts also very America centric of OP, ironically. People in other places might also adjust our names and words.
Comment on Why do Americanized names of places etc exist?
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 week agoIts also very America centric of OP, ironically. People in other places might also adjust our names and words.
HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I know, I think I forgot to mention I understand that other countries do this, sorry for specifying America as I cannot speak for other countries as I am not from them nor have I been to them. This was about cultural awareness, and the fact that by learning difficult things at a younger age, ‘USA’ would be better. They are already teaching things younger and younger as we advance as a society, why not add this? I hear young kids learning more and more difficult things. But making it easier or harder is less the question, but rather advancing and making people smarter and more cultured.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I get. Still language is about being pragmatic. Adjusting pronunciations or making new words is just a means to an end: being understood.